CodeQuest is a simulation game where you step into the shoes of an aspiring game developer. Manage your time, energy, and creativity as you build projects, level up your skills, and chase the dream of becoming either a successful indie developer or part of a AAA studio — all while avoiding burnout and bankruptcy.
🌱 Built with: Unity (C#), Pixel Art, and Passion
📅 Project Timeline: Summer 2025
🖥️ Platform: PC / Mac (Itch.io)
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🎓 Career Simulation
Balance coding, design, networking, and self-care to succeed in the game dev world. -
🎮 Strategic Weekly Planning
Choose actions each week — build games, rest, learn, network — and manage limited resources. -
🌳 Skill Trees
Upgrade your abilities in coding, design, and marketing to unlock new genres, mechanics, and project types. -
📈 Stat Management
Monitor Energy, Mood, Food, Reputation, and Money — stay healthy or risk burnout. -
🧩 Random Events & Encounters
From online trolls to surprise mentorship offers, expect the unexpected. -
🎨 Minimalist Pixel Aesthetic
Cozy pixel visuals and a retro developer dashboard give the game its indie charm.
- Begin in your bedroom with no reputation and limited skills.
- Learn and grow by releasing mini-projects and joining game jams.
- Decide between building your indie empire or landing a job at a major studio.
- Balance ambition with health — burnout and bankruptcy are always a risk.
| Action | Effect Description |
|---|---|
| Code | +Coding Skill, -Energy, -Mood |
| Learn | +Coding / Design, -Energy |
| Rest | +Energy, +Mood |
| Eat | +Food, -Money |
| Play Games | +Mood, -Energy |
| Take a Walk | +Mood, -Time |
| Build Game | Progress project, -Energy, -Mood, -Food |
| Network | +Reputation, +Design, -Energy |
- 🧱 Engine: Unity (C# / 2D URP)
- 🎨 UI Design: Figma
- 🎧 Audio: Freesound.org, Kenney SFX
- 🎨 Art Assets: Custom + curated from Itch.io & Kenney.nl
- 🌍 Deployment: Itch.io (HTML5/WebGL & Desktop builds)
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/imanemm/codequest.git
- Open in Unity (version 2022.x or later).
- Press Play in Unity Editor, or nuild for PC/MAC.
- 👾 Art & UI: Kenney Assets, 2DPig, custom sprites
- 🎵 Sound FX: Freesound.org
- 🎮 Engine: Unity (C#)
- 💻 Pixel Fonts: Kenney Fonts
- 🧠 Concept & Code: Imane Moussa Marou
This project is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
Asset licenses may vary by source (Kenney = CC0; Freesound = individual licensing).
Pull requests are welcome!
If you'd like to contribute art, writing, mechanics, or code, feel free to fork the repo and submit a PR.
Please open an issue first to discuss changes or ideas.
🎓 From noob dev to AAA... can you survive the grind and build your dream?